A Bit About Us…

AJ was born into a construction family, and started working in the trade when he was 12 years old. Currently he is a superintendent with VanMar Constructors (who have graciously given him the year off to go to Africa!). Thank you VanMar!! AJ is super handy and can build or fix almost anything. A skill that will serve him well at Grace Academy.

Laura is above all a mom to our 4 children. On top of ensuring our home is in order and everyone is well fed and cared for, she cleans homes for very happy clients. She loves hiking and exercising, and as often as she can she’ll be out hiking with Nova(our dog) and AJ and the kids if she can persuade them to join :). She loves Jesus and is a great mentor and support for her family, friends, and small groups. In between homeschooling Lucas and Levi, she will be volunteering at Grace Academy also.

Lucas loves sports. ALL sports. His favourite is hockey and he plays as a goalie. He plays on a basketball team and also a roller hockey team and I’m sure he would join any other sports team if time allowed. I’m sure we will find him playing basketball with the kids at Grace Academy.

As much as Lucas loves sports, he also loves people. He hates to see someone hurt and would never will say something bad about anyone. He has always been kind and caring and looks out for the ones that need some extra love. Lucas wants to be a firefighter when he graduates and I feel like this would be a job so well suited to him.

Levi is my adventure buddy. He always says yes when I want to hike or go on an adventure. He loves golf, road biking, and building lego, but I’m sure his favourite thing to do is flood the sandbox with the garden hose and spend hours building in the sand.

Levi is hard working and pays attention to detail. Since kindergarten he has come with me cleaning houses and loves to help make things look perfect. He wants to do construction with his dad, or maybe be a mechanic! Levi also loves big. He cares about people and stands up for his friends when they need him. I think I’ll find him either working with his dad, or in the baby house at Grace Academy

Some ways you can pray for us are:

-That Lucas and Levi’s passports arrive on time.

-We find a renter for our house.

-AJ’s work permit gets completed in time.

-That we meet our fundraising goal.